What is GatewaySMS?

GatewaySMS provides you the ease of sending your message from your PC to another mobile phone anywhere in India. Anyone with an Internet connection can start using GatewaySMS.

What is Your Coverage?

GatewaySMS provides coverage to all Indian Mobile Networks including Private GSM, BSNL GSM and Reliance CDMA.

Why use GatewaySMS's SMS?

As our customer, you'll benefit from the unique advantages that our SMS offers:

Lowest Cost Per SMS - Indian Rs 0.60/SMS

Group Messaging - Create your own personal groups to send one message with just one click.

Schedule/Upload SMS - Communicate with your friends, family and colleagues. Send SMS at a specified time.

Pan Indian Coverage - We have all of India covered.

Phonebook Directory - You have your own personal phonebook online. No need to worry about losing mobile phone numbers of your family and friends.

Message History - Keep track of all your messages anytime! You will have a list of all messages that have been sent from your account.

Credit Display - Real-time display of the number of credits available.

How to send SMS using GatewaySMS?

After registering and logging-in with your username and password you'll immediately see a form for sending messages. Simply type the recipient's number on the To field and the message into the Message field and click the send message button.

How to send SMS using GatewaySMS to Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobiles?

For sending messages to Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobile phones the Sender has to be a 10 digit GSM mobile number eg. 9898989898. Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobile numbers would NOT accept Alpha Sender eg. GatewaySMS. Also it would not accept Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobile number or a BSNL mobile number (starting with 94) as the Sender. Only Private GSM mobile number starting with 98 would be accepted as the Sender.

The Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobile number to which you are sending the message you have to follow this format:

CountryCode-STDCode(without any leading "0")-MobileNumber

eg for sending to a Mumbai Reliance India Mobile you should send it like 912234501135 where 22 is the STD code of Mumbai, 34501135 is the Reliance India Mobile Number. Please note that "22" has been used instead of "022" as the Mumbai STD Code.

How do people reply to my messages?

People can reply directly to your messages using the reply function of their mobile phone if you have entered your mobile phone number on the "From" field when you sent your message. Please note that numeric originator feature is network dependent. If your mobile network does not support this feature, recipient will receive your message with GatewaySMS (or other 11 alphanumeric character) as the sender.

I sent a message to more than 1 person. Why is it that some of the recipients got my message with my mobile number as sender while others got GatewaySMS (or other 11 alphanumeric character) as sender?

If the destination number is network enabled for numeric originator, the recipient will receive the message with the sender's mobile number while non-enabled destination numbers will have GatewaySMS (or other 11 alphanumeric character) as the sender. Please note that for sending messages to Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobile phones the Sender has to be a 10 digit GSM mobile number eg. 9898989898. Reliance IndiaMobile CDMA mobile numbers would NOT accept Alpha Sender eg. GatewaySMS.

I cannot remember my Username or Password, what should I do?

Just click on Forgot Password link on the GatewaySMS Messaging website and give us the details of your account that you can remember. We will reply with your Username and Password through the email address you registered when you signed up for GatewaySMS Messaging.

What are SMS credits?

SMS credits are GatewaySMS's currency units used to express our prices. One SMS message is equivalent to 1 credits.

Is there an expiration date for the SMS credits I purchased?

No there is no expiry period. Also if you purchase additional SMS credits or "top-up" your account any un-used SMS credits are carried over to the next period.